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Recognition

We do not entermany of them.

Awards are a poor measure of a house. They are, however, a reasonable measure of whether a studio is taken seriously by the people who look closely.

Awarded
6
Publications
6
Since
2021
IThe ledger

2026

  • Interior of the Year — Private Residence

    IIID Design Awards

    The Ivory Courtyard

    Won

2025

  • Best Residential Interior, India

    India Design Awards

    The Aravali Penthouse

    Won

  • Hospitality Design of the Year

    Elle Decor India Awards

    Aravali Grand Salon

    Listed

2024

  • Lighting Collection of the Year

    Elle Decor India Design Awards

    The Sandhya Lighting Collection

    Won

  • Interior Designer of the Year

    Architectural Digest India India AD100

    Studio

    Won

2023

  • Conservation Excellence

    INTACH Heritage Awards

    Rajputana Haveli

    Won

  • Best Heritage Project

    AD100 India

    The Aravalli Estate

    Listed

2021

  • Emerging Furniture Design

    India Design ID Awards

    The Aravali Seating Collection

    Won

IIIn print

What has been written about the work.

  • Architectural Digest IndiaCover Story

    The Studio That Waits for the Right Block of Stone

    Nesva’s refusal to hurry has become its most recognisable signature — and, improbably, its commercial advantage.

    March 2026

  • Elle Decor IndiaInterview

    Sanjana Tyagi on Light, Patience and the Discipline of Subtraction

    We meet the founder in a Delhi studio where the loudest object is a drawer of rejected fabric.

    January 2026

  • Inside OutsideFeature

    Rajputana Haveli: Conservation as an Argument

    A restoration that refuses to complete itself, and is more moving for the refusal.

    November 2025

  • India Today HomeFeature

    Four Materials in Jodhpur

    Lime, travertine, olive and brass. There is nothing else in the house, and nothing else is wanted.

    September 2025

  • Architectural Digest IndiaFeature

    The Ninety-One

    Inside the artisan network that an India studio has spent eighteen years assembling across India.

    June 2025

  • Elle DecorationReview

    Sandhya: A House Designed for Nine in the Evening

    Eighteen dimmable sources, no downlights, and not a single visible bulb.

    February 2025

Press enquiries, image requests and interview approaches should be directed to the studio. High-resolution photography is available on request for published projects only.

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Enquiries

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We respond to all press approaches within two working days and can supply photography, drawings and founder interviews.

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All enquiries are handled in confidence. A significant portion of our work is never published; where discretion is required, we operate under private terms and no imagery leaves the studio.